Spirit Lovers - Wyleian Sonnet CLIV.
When love divine transcends vast space, two spirits, joined as one
with loving hearts, descend towards the earth;
the yearning need that binds their love a pact that’s just begun;
for what the heart desires begins at birth.
True love's acclaim, when next they meet, will last forevermore
and join their lives together side by side.
Their love twin flames that burn eternal, brighter than before.
What’s heaven sent to souls can't be denied.
Through ages immemorial, through countless earthly lives,
by destiny ordained in love to pair….
and, even through repeated deaths, their spirit love survives
for nothing can such bonds asunder tear.
One day, if blessed with spiritual love,
oh! cherish it! for it’s from God above.
Angelica, July 18th.2006.
Author notes
"This sonnet is written with alternate lines in iambic heptameter and pentameter with the couplet in pentameter."
It is in conjuction with Hugh Wyles Spirit lovers Wyleian Sonnet CLIII allpoetry.com/poem/2127989
both having been inspired by the same picture.
Written July 18th, 2006
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Congratulations on Gold
I shall have to take more notice of this particular form.
Your style is delightful. "Spirit lovers" is very gothic and puts me in mind of "Wuthering Heights".
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CONGRATULATIONS
on winning the GOLD!!!
Love and Hugs,
Maureen
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Thank you sweet Maureen.
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Congratulations on the gold, and here are some ideas for the next contest: "Drowning in Moxie" "Evil Mechanical cows" or maybe, "Who swallowed the Kangaroo?" Just a few GOOD ideas.
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Thanks Yem.
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~Full of Feeling and Heavenly Beauty. A Priceless Gem from Heaven~
Dear Joan,
“Spirit Lovers” Is a Golden sonnet from a Goddess. Oh Angelic I remember. I’m weeping in your angelic beauty. Your touch of love and healing light has lifted me beyond the seven seas. Words fail my heart at this moment in time. Your immense spiritual beauty and complex universal wisdom has left me floating beyond time. Breathless, Speechless, My Lord, I FEEL the ocean of truth in your divine words. I FEEL your intense joy, and the awaking in God’s Blessings. Your Sonnet is pure gold and resonates deep within my heart and soul. Godspeed you Penn about the reunion and celebration of twin flames. Your Sonnet is simply one of the finest I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading. I am bookmaking this forever.
You’ve given me sunlight eternally. Best of luck in the contest, ~Love and Hugs, Sharon~
“for what the heart desires begins at birth.”
These are the truest words I’ve ever heard.
“One day, if blessed with spiritual love,
oh! cherish it! for it’s from God above.”
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Dearest Aunty Joan
Spirit Lovers is a beautiful heading for this great sonnet and your words are so lovely. I was carried away with the beauty and tranquil sense of being which I felt when reading this wonderful piece. Best wishes for the contest Aunty.
Hugs and love,
Your loving niece,
Petra xo
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It's got a classical feel, not sure if it is the topic or the nature of sonnets in general, but either way, it works. And the subject is interesting...and hopeful; that true love transcends all of mortalities chains. You know, I like that notion and can do my part by transferring that idea to evryone who has truly loved one another. In doing so, hopeully I make that idea come true in some sort of way. What I mean is, remembering helps keep those who've passed stay alive, and that goes for their love too. Something like that.
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Beautiful!
A wonderful testament to your belief in soul mates destined to spend eternity together!
As you know, I share your belief. I love the way you've described soul mates in your lovely sonnet!
An outstanding entry in this contest!
Love and hugs,
Maureen
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Very exquisite
Dear A/J,
This is simply exquisite dear Aunty and quite true as I have experienced a similar occurance where you know as soon as you meet someone you feel that instant connection and you know you've met in a previous life. But sometimes they only stay long enough to guide you through whatever is happening in our lives. I know my true soul mate is out there just out of my reach.
Beautifully written.
Love Jen.
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My dear Beatrice,
This sonnet, with its alternating seven and five beat lines astounhded me when I first read it a year ago. Not only for its technical perfection and the beauty of its rhythm but for the depth of its message and the wording which conveys the conviction of the strong faith on which your beliefs are founded.
This was a worthy addition to honour the Wyleian collection, as a beautifully crafted sonnet and as a philosophical statement of conviction and power.
It is also a very appropriate entry for this contest and I wish you the best of luck in the voting.
If I were to choose a favourite of all your sonnets to date, this might well be my choice.
Applause, love and hugs, XXX Hugh (R.)
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Your meter is unusual, but I like it here - I can't imagine this poem any other way. You have very beautiful images and ideas, and if it is not true, one must wish it were. If one has found a harmonious life, then that may be corroboration that it was meant to be.
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Dear A/J,
This is exquisite my dear Aunty. I love the idea that we can come back many times and be with the same soul mate. This is wonderful and I have enjoyed reading it very much.
love Hine.
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Well done. I like it
Great work Joan on this work which is something that I have not seen much of from your since I joined. -
This is exquisite! You are really getting very accomplished with your sonnet writings dear Joan. My favorite stanza is the same as Hugh's. He knows more about this form than I do so, I agree with all he says. LOL Simply wondrous!
Much Love ♥
Your Sister/Friend
Renee
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Thank you Tommy for your comment and your information on how to fix the fourth line, it's all fixed now, we have also saved the information for future reference.
Hugs Joan
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By the way, to fix line four on top stanza, copy all of poem in edit mode. Go to notepad and paste. Move the letters accordingly with editing your notepad. Highlight your poem in edit mode, use control v after you fix and copy poem in your notepad. * The notepad works perfectly for editing such problems.
Edited on Jul 18, 11:45 p.m. because ''. -
Wonderful Wording!!!
Wonderful writing my friend.
Isn't this the Shakespearian sonnet? You did an awesome job. Thank you for sending me the link. Nothing like fine poetry to be so delightful for my evening. Enjoy your applause and while you're at it, take a bow. Keep it flying high.
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Dear Hugh, thank you for having the faith in me to keep working on this Sonnet. I only wish I could fix line 4..But no matter what I do it won't line up with the others.
Love Bea
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Dear Bea,
Your sonnet is full of grace and Angelica's inimitable style.
I find your use of mixed iambic meters especially successful, imparting an appropriate sense of 'floating' to the poem which adds to the surreal nature of your words.
It is interesting that our different inspirations from this picture coincide in many respects although our individual styles differ.
You have every right to be proud of this sonnet, as I am of you for having written it. The meter and rhyming are impeccable.
I especially love the stanza:
"True love's acclaim, when next they meet, will last forevermore
and join their lives together side by side.
Their love twin flames that burn eternal, brighter than before.
What’s heaven sent to souls can't be denied."
This is a worthy addition to the Wyleian corpus.
Applause, love and hugs, XXX Hugh.
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